Hi all the CHBE Grad Club Blog readers,
The CHBE Grad Club is wishing a happy holiday season full of joy and relaxation for each and all of the readers. We are also wishing the best for everyone in the new year!
Best wishes,
CHBE GSC
This post summarizes the feedback we received about the CHBE Christmas Party. The figures provide an overview of the responses.
19 people have provided feedback. Majority of the feedback are positive. For example, one praised that the party is well-executed and it is great to honor Dr. Epstein’s birthday. Also, the movie about Dr. Epstein was very nice! Many thanks to Ehsan Beh.
A few responses complain about the length of the speech session and not having enough dessert for everyone. Personally I agree about the lengthy speeches. As for the dessert, that is what the cake is for: satisfy the need for extra dessert!
Thank you so much for all that provided their feedback.
Happy Holiday and Merry Christmas!
Best wishes,
CHBE Grad Student Club
Dear CHBE members,
I’m relaying messages from two staff members, Joanne, and Marlene.
Message from Joanne:
The Holiday Season is here again. The department will be closed from December 24th until January 1, 2014 inclusive. During this time, NO staff will be working in the department. There are also some staff who are going on vacation earlier (see below for details).
During this time, the building will be on “weekend mode” which means it is locked down. If you require entrance to the building during this time, you will need to use your fob or iClass student card/employee card to gain access to the various floors and the building.
If you plan to work in your lab during this time, please remember to follow UBC’s Working Alone policy. Marlene will be sending out some information about that later.
Message from Marlene:
Hello everyone, this will be the last weekly news before Christmas. The weekly news will resume in 1st week of January 2013. Wish everyone happy holidays and merry Christmas!
Thank you everyone who came to the CHBE Christmas Party 2013. It was a blast!
The CHBE Grad Club is requesting feedbacks about the Christmas party.
We wish to have your input about how the party was run and how we can improve next year.
Please fill in the link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MGEFW7MU9HxGrJG4ZTEy8xNSOvGamXm_cadiZ9lvDLg/viewform
The Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering will be undergoing an external review on January 6 & 7, 2014. The Faculty of Applied Science would like to invite the Graduate Students in Chemical & Biological Engineering to meet with the External Review Panel. Details of the meeting are:
Date: Monday, January 6, 2014
Time: 11:30am – 12:00pm
Location: Chemical & Biological Engineering, 2360 East Mall, Room 204
Your input to the review panel will help shape the future direction of the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering.
Please RSVP by emailing sue.yee@ubc.ca by Monday, January 2, 2014.
GSS calls for food donation to UBC GSS Food Bin. They will offer your donations to families in need during these winter holidays. Their bin is at the Graduate Student Centre (#225-6371 Crescent Rd). Do your bit to help by dropping off either canned or non-perishable food. More info here: http://gss.ubc.ca/main/gss-food-bin/
You can also donate to UBC AMS Food Bank. For more info here: http://www.ams.ubc.ca/services/food-bank/
Happy holidays Message from WorkSafeBC
Please read and share these tips for winter safety at work, at play, and on the roads.
http://www2.worksafebc.com/enews/131205/131205.htm
During this winter break, it might be a good idea to learn some networking and professional skills. April McNeil, a career educator at the University of Victoria, gives tips on what grad students can do to make themselves more attractive to both academic and non-academic employers before they officially enter the job market.
Following the PPE compliance check last month [https://blogs.ubc.ca/chbegsc/2013/11/12/ppe-compliance-check/], Ivan, our safety officer has drawn three winners, from those who had the highest PPE compliance level!
*The highest PPE compliance level simply means you have lab coat, safety glasses, waterproof footwear and appropriate gloves.
They are
Rob North
Reza Rezaei
Li Zhu
They will each receive $10 starbuck gift cards!
The winners can accept their prizes from Ivan’s office in 4th floor.
Dear CHBE members,
This Wednesday, we are going to have our CHBE Christmas Party!!! Below is the details of the party.
Date and Time: December 11, 2013, 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Location: Cecil Green Park House, 6251 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z1
For those who are not familiar with the location, volunteers will lead groups to depart from CHBE Atrium (main floor) to Cecil Green Park House at two times: 5:10 PM and 5:20 PM.
Please reach the atrium on time. Volunteers will not wait for anyone.
Suggested Dress Code: Business Casual
Christmas Party Event Schedule*:
5:30 PM – Registration
5:45 PM – Welcome Speeches
6:05 PM – Dinner
7:00 PM – Dr. Norman Epstein’s 90th Birthday Celebration
– Birthday Speech by Dr. Paul Watkinson and comments by fellow faculty members
– Speech by Dr. Norman Epstein
8:00 PM – Birthday Cake Cutting Ceremony
8:20 PM – Music Session
8:40 PM – Christmas Question and Answer Session
*The schedule is subjected to changes.
Dinner Options:
– Dinner with Turkey – Roast turkey, natural gravy, sage onion & apple stuffing, mesclun greens with cranberry ginger dressing, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted root vegetables.
– Vegetarian Dinner- Lasagna Neapolitan, mesclun greens with cranberry ginger dressing, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted root vegetables.
– Dessert – Selection of Christmas sweets, coffee/tea
Wine and Beer cash bar is available.
Regards,
CHBE Grad Students Club
I hope no one feels that 13 is unlucky because today is a happy day! It is the 90th birthday of Dr. Norman Epstein, Professor Emeritus of Chemical & Biological Engineering! Join us today during the coffee break at 3:00 PM in 2nd floor staff lounge to wish him happy birthday!
You must either pay today at me at room 503, Ehsan or Hafiz or confirm your registration by emailing me at jslee@chbe.ubc.ca before the day ends.
As part of Statistic Department ongoing efforts to bring current research into the classroom and promote interdisciplinary collaborations, the students enrolled in STAT 450 (Case Studies in Statistics) will provide free statistical analyses in Term 2 of 2013-2014
Please consider whether the type of feedback described might be helpful to you. If so, please submit your projects, carefully following the guidelines provided HERE.
Next UBC Molecular Biology Workshop (see http://www.bioteach.ubc.ca/mb-workshops/) – Feb 17-21, 2014. This is a content intensive course that covers molecular biology techniques from both a theoretical and practical point of view. They’ve garnered great reviews over the years – partly for providing a syllabus that has high research utility, but also because they pay a lot of attention to making sure our clients have an engaging educational experience (a crucial objective, especially with a course as intensive as this one). Syllabus see HERE.
The student committee for the Water Initiative for the Future (WatIF): 2014 Graduate Conference would like to our upcoming submission deadline. Students are invited to join our community of early water leaders by participating in the conference as student presenters, workshop facilitators, and university representatives. With less than a month left until our Call for Abstracts deadline, be sure to submit your abstracts before going home for the holidays!
For a sneak peak of what is to come, check out our promotional video at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7sljEWTDyQ!
Call for Abstracts Deadline: December 31, 2013
Submission Link: http://www.waterresearchcentre.ca/submit-abstract.html
I’m out of fun news this week… It was so hectic that I didn’t read anything fun for a while.
Please suggest any funny news or pictures to jslee@chbe.ubc.ca
If you have any suggestion for what you like to see on our weekly news, please email me at jslee@chbe.ubc.ca or comment on this blog post.
Also please join the CHBE Grad Student Club Facebook Group onhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/chbegsc/ if you are a graduate student or a recent alumni of graduate program of UBC CHBE.
Honeywell representative will explain the safety instruments and devices that can be used in the laboratory.
Everyone is welcome, from CHBE or not!
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Usual Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Usual Location: Room 202
This week’s news came a bit late because I just had a really busy day…
Last night, we had a break-in on the 4th floor CHBE. Two offices were pried open and computer equipment was stolen. Both computers were secured with security cords which were pried off with pliers. Please do not leave any valuables in your offices! If you are leaving a desktop computer in the room, please make sure that you have backed it up and take your backup disk home with you.
Dear CHBE grad students, please register for the Annual CHBE Christmas Party on Dec 11 in Cecil Green Park House through this doodle [http://www.doodle.com/9i8nyatdcc994n8z] before December 6, 2013. No late registration will be allowed. The ticket price is $15 per person, please pay in cash to me (Jun) or Ehsan Beh. For the info on this party, please click HERE.
Topic: Honeywell Safety
Date: December 4, 2013, Wednesday
Time & Venue: 12:00PM to 1:00PM in room 202
This is the department’s last Bring Your Lunch & Learn before Christmas. We will resume with a Due Diligence session in January.
Congratulations to Dr. Susan Porter to be appointed as the New Dean of Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies! Since her appointment as Dean pro tem in April 2011, Dr. Porter has been a strong advocate for graduate student needs at UBC and has championed major fundamental changes to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies which allow it to better serve graduate students. We know she will continue to bring forward exciting changes to graduate studies at UBC. Official News release from grad.ubc.ca HERE.
Free Bellydance Fitness Workshop
Do you want to use bellydance techniques to get fit and toned? Read on!
The GSS Bellydance Fitness Class is designed to sculpt and tone your core, abs, and legs muscles through the practice of essential bellydance moves, body isolation techniques and various types of shimmies.
GSS is pleased to offer you a free workshop!
Monday Dec 9
5:30 to 6:30pm
GSS Ballroom
If you have any suggestion for what you like to see on our weekly news, please email me at jslee@chbe.ubc.ca or comment on this blog post.
Also please join the CHBE Grad Student Club Facebook Group onhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/chbegsc/ if you are a graduate student or a recent alumni of graduate program of UBC CHBE.
Hello everyone from CHBE,
It is almost the end of the term, and CHBE Grad Club is excited to announce this year’s Christmas Party to be held on December 11. The party takes place at UBC’s one of the most attractive locations, Cecil Green Park House! In addition to traditional dinner party, the 90th birthday of Professor Norman Epstein will be celebrated. Your spouse/partner is invited, too. Space is limited; hence please RSVP by filling up this doodle: http://www.doodle.com/9i8nyatdcc994n8z before December 6.
Location: Cecil Green Park House
University of British Columbia,
6251 Cecil Green Park Road
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1
www.cecilgreenpark.ubc.ca
Date: December 11, 2013
Time: 5:30PM-9:30PM
Ticket Price: Early Bird price of $10 will be offered to first 40 people who register! Regular price of $15 will be charged to everyone else. Payment must be made in cash to Jun (CHBE 503) or Ehsan (CHBE 623).
We will keep you updated with the final details of this through the Grad Club blog [ https://blogs.ubc.ca/chbegsc/ ] and Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/chbegsc/ ].
Cheers,
CHBE Graduate Student Club
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